World through the aperture

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center as viewed in Vero Beach, Florida, US, March 2, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

The flame is lit during the opening ceremony for the 29th Winter Universiade at the Platinum Arena in Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 2, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Kevin Bickner of the US competes during the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria on March 2, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Runners start the Tokyo Marathon in front of the Tokyo Government Office building in Tokyo on March 3, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Performers from the Mancha Verde samba school perform on a float during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2, 2019. (Photo by AP)Performers take part in the opening ceremony for the 29th Winter Universiade at the Platinum Arena in Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 2, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)People take part in the celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in a Belarusian state museum of folk architecture and rural lifestyle in the village of Aziarco, Belarus, March 2, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A young seller waits seated between antiques, in a corner of the old city, while people visit the antiques "Pulgas' Market'' in Pamplona northern Spain, March 2, 2019. (Photo by AP)People listen to Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaking to supporters at Brooklyn College in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on March 2, 2019. (Photo by AFP)A cormorant is seen on the course during the third round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on March 2, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Geese on a pond in Bruce Park in Greenwich, Connecticut on March 2, 2019 as the area was hit with an overnight snowstorm. (Photo by AFP)